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Regionale Disparitäten und Regionalpolitik: Treiber der Veränderung, Handlungsbedarf und Handlungsoptionen

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  • Pflüger, Michael P.

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Die ungleiche Entwicklung von Städten und Regionen steht gegenwärtig nicht nur in Deutschland im Brennpunkt gesellschaftlicher und politischer Aufmerksamkeit. Die Sorge vor einem weiteren Aufreißen der Lücken zwischen Stadt und Land und zwischen Gewinner- und Verliererregionen des Strukturwandels sitzt tief und damit auch die Sorge vor sozialen und politischen Verwerfungen. Vor diesem Hintergrund widmet sich dieser Beitrag drei Fragen. Wie lässt sich die Entwicklung von Städten und Regionen erklären? Was sind zentrale Treiber der Regionalentwicklung? Was soll und was kann Regionalpolitik leisten?

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  • Pflüger, Michael P., 2019. "Regionale Disparitäten und Regionalpolitik: Treiber der Veränderung, Handlungsbedarf und Handlungsoptionen," IZA Standpunkte 92, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    cities and regions; regional gaps and inequalities; spatial equilibrium; local labor markets; regional disparities; regional and place-based policies;
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    • R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics
    • R5 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis
    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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